Display bracket and attachment

Abstract

An article supporting device is disclosed having a generally triangular shape with a base, an upright side and an inclined side. The inclined side has a slot near the base into which a resilient moulded lip is snap-fitted. The lip is bendable to admit the lower edge of an article in order to nip the latter against the inclined side causing the article to stand upright. The upright side has a window for engagement with the corresponding projection of a column.

I claim: 
     
       1. A display bracket for holding a flat display article and having a substantially trapezoidal shape comprising a base side for resting on a horizontal surface, an upright inclined side for supporting said flat display article comprising a shallow channel section which faces forwardly, in combination with a clamp carried by the bracket adapted to clamp the flat display article to the inclined side, said clamp having a rearwardly projecting flexible lip which extends into the space defined by the channel section in order to impose a curve upon the cross-section of the flat displaying article rendering it sufficiently rigid to remain erect, a rearwardly facing side being adapted to engage an attachment mountable on a column. 
     
     
       2. A display bracket as claimed in claim 1 wherein the clamp is a forwardly facing one piece moulding with a base part which engages the base side of the bracket and projects therefrom and an inclined part carrying said lip which in use lies parallel to the inclined side. 
     
     
       3. A display bracket as claimed in claim 2 wherein the base part of the clamp has a pair of rearwardly extending springy arms which terminate in detents and the base side has a forwardly facing slot which opens to the lower end of the inclined side with lateral apertures for receiving and arresting the detents when the arms are pushed into the slot. 
     
     
       4. A display bracket as claimed in claim 3 wherein the rearwardly facing side contains a window which receives the upstand of an L-section bracket carried by a collar attachment the arrangement being that the clearance between the upstand and the collar just exceeds the thickness of the remaining side so that the remaining side abuts the collar and slides to a position where the top of the window abuts the well of the L-section bracket. 
     
     
       5. A display bracket assembly comprising (a) a frame of substantially trapezoidal shape with a base side for resting on a horizontal surface an upright inclined side for supporting a thin display article   (b) a clamp carried by the bracket adapted to clamp a flat display article to the inclined side a rearwardly facing side being adapted to engage an attachment mountable on a column and   (c) a column-mountable attachment.   
     
     
       6. A one piece free-standing display device of substantially triangular shape comprising a base side for resting on a horizontal surface, an upright inclined side for supporting a flat display article, and a side connecting the base to the upright inclined side, a clamp for urging a flat display article against the upright inclined side, the clamp being formed by bending an extended foot of the upright inclined side until it overlies the lowermost part of the upright inclined side in order to define a narrow slot capable of gripping the article and the base side has a claw which is capable of being sprung over the extended foot in order to render the device more rigid. 
     
     
       7. A device as claimed in claim 6 when made of a single strip of thermoplastic material.